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The American Motors Export Company
If not for the untimely death of Henry Innes, Jacksonville could have blossomed as a major southern automobile manufacturing center. Ninety years later, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the story of the American Motors Export Company and history of the assembly plant still remaining in Jacksonville's...
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Jax Shipping Terminal Waiting In The Dark
A look inside the remains of what was once billed as Florida's fastest-loaded phosphate rock terminal: PCS Phosphate - White Springs, Jacksonville Bulk Terminal Wharf.
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Sears: The Cadillac Store Of The South
Metro Jacksonville revisits a long-lost retail landmark downtown and ponders what it will take for downtown to get back on retail's radar.
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Remembering The East Bay Street District
In the first half of the 20th century, the area that is known as East Bay Street today, was almost wholly industrial- and maritime- related. With the railroad and wharves paralleling a block south, along the riverfront, many firms took advantage of Bay Street's easy access to the St. Johns River. The...
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The Trolley Park Phenomena
The 1890's saw the birth of a unique experience - the "Trolley Park". Every city worth its salt had one, including ours. Here's a look at the rise and fall of America's original amusement park.
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Remembering The F.W. Woolworth Building
Metro Jacksonville takes a look into the past of the federal courthouse's underutilized public plaza: The Woolworth/JCPenney Building.
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Remembering Riverside Hospital
Now the epicenter of Five Point's retransformation into a vibrant mixed-use community, the corner of Margaret and Riverside Avenue was known as Riverside Hospital for 85 years.
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A Look Inside The Maritime Heritage Center
The Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society is a non-profit and educational association that collects books, documents, artifacts, and other historical objects significant to General Maritime History of Jacksonville and Florida's First Coast.
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Lost Jacksonville: Cunningham Furniture Company
Metro Jacksonville takes a look into the past of downtown's blighted surface parking lots: The Cunningham Furniture Company.
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Remembering Furchgott's Department Store
Metro Jacksonville takes a look into the past of one of downtown's most blighted sore spots: The former Furchgott's Department Store building.
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